The Next Step

Now that Huo Hai had broken through to the Spirit Practitioner Realm, he needed to get used to his newfound strength, then consider what preparations he needed to make to advance further. Most important of all was a Spirit Art suited to a Spell Spirit Master.

Without a Spirit Art, he could not continue strengthening his spiritual power or break through to the next realm. He might already possess the strength of someone at the Late Spirit Practitioner Stage despite being at the Early Spirit Practitioner Stage, but without a Spirit Art, he could not cultivate. If Foundation Establishment could shape a person's entire life, then a Spirit Art was the most important factor in whether that person could reach the pinnacle.

The Academy did have high-level Spirit Arts for Spell Spirit Masters, but Huo Hai could not simply take them. To obtain one, he would probably have to join the Academy first.

Besides, cultivating with those arts would not be as effective as the Mysterious Shadow Art. Unfortunately, the Mysterious Shadow Art was a Battle Art for Battle Spirit Masters. If he used it to cultivate, it would undoubtedly affect him, and his cultivation would not be fast either.

Huo Hai had already decided what to do next. Hadn't the people who sold him the Mysterious Shadow Art told him about a ruin that was still waiting to be explored? If the Mysterious Shadow Art had been found there, he might find an art suited to a Spell Spirit Master there as well. If he found nothing, he could only cultivate an ordinary art for now and look for another solution later.

Then there was the matter of a Source Spirit Treasure for his younger sister. Yun'er had given the Frostflame Crystal to Fang Biya, and it had already